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Letter "C" » compromise
«Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.»
«A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece»
Author: Ludwig Erhard
(Chancellor, Economist, Minister)
| Keywords:
cake, compromise, dividing, piece of cake
«All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.»
Author: Mohandas Gandhi
| Keywords:
based, based on, compromise, compromised, compromises, compromising, fundamentals, give and take, mere, surrender, take on
«Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.»
Author: Thomas S. Monson
(Bishop)
| Keywords:
approval, compromise, compromised, compromises, with approval
«Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another--too often ending in the loss of both.»
Author: Tryon Edwards
(Theologian)
| About:
Commitment,
Compromise
| Keywords:
compromise, ending, retaining, The Sacrifice
«COMPROMISE, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
adjustment, adjustments, adversary, compromise, conflicting, conflict of interest, deprived, deprived of, deprives, due, interests, justly, not due, satisfaction
«All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.»
Author: Edmund Burke
(Philosopher, Statesman)
| About:
Commitment,
Government
| Keywords:
barter, bartering, barters, benefit, compromise, enjoyment, founded, prudent
«A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart»
Author: George Jean Nathan
(Critic, Editor, Essayist, Journalist)
| About:
Men and Women
| Keywords:
compromise, compromised, compromises, compromising, illusion, man and wife, sweetheart, sweethearts, wife
«Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it. Sometimes I try to downplay it a bit because people are like, 'God you guys.' I just feel so fortunate that I have found someone who will put up with me and stay with me.»
Author: Nicole Kidman
(Actress)
| Keywords:
compromise, downplay, every bit, fortunate, guys, put up, stay put
«Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.»
Author: Abraham Lincoln
(President)
| About:
Law and lawyers,
Relationships
| Keywords:
compromise, discourage, discourages, discouraging, Good Neighbors, lawyer, litigation, neighbors, peacemaker, peacemakers, persuade, superior, The Good Neighbor
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